What does it mean to love someone’s flaws? Pop songs and memes often talk about how love involves loving someone’s flaws as well as their good features. Part of the appeal when we hear this might be the idea that someone would love us, including our flaws. If we have any self-awareness, we know that in key ways, at some key times, we ourselves can be difficult, even awful, to be around—even if we are admirable in other ways. Do we want someone to actually love this about us?
Loving Someone's Flaws
Loving Someone's Flaws
Loving Someone's Flaws
What does it mean to love someone’s flaws? Pop songs and memes often talk about how love involves loving someone’s flaws as well as their good features. Part of the appeal when we hear this might be the idea that someone would love us, including our flaws. If we have any self-awareness, we know that in key ways, at some key times, we ourselves can be difficult, even awful, to be around—even if we are admirable in other ways. Do we want someone to actually love this about us?